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Counter commemorating the Marine Academy
Counter commemorating the Marine Academy. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI with long hair, tied, in a mantle (left). Legend: 'LUDOV : XVI . REX CHRISTIANISS.' Reverse: Starboard-quarter view of a battleship under topsails. Legend: 'PER HANC PROSUNT OMNIBUS ARTES.' (Through this [Academy] everybody benefits by the arts.) Exergue: 'ACADEMIE ROYALE DE MARINE 1778.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0691 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Droz, J.P.; Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin |
| Date made: | 1778 |
| People: | de France, Louis Auguste; Marine Academy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |